Rob Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia but was raised in Dayton, Ohio and Los Angeles.Â Lowe's career started with the rest of The Brat Pack in the 1980s with movies like The Outsiders and St. Elmo's Fire.Â After the 80s, Lowe has had mostly fun, supporting roles in movies such as Wayne's World, Tommy Boy, the Austin Powers movies, and in Thank You For Smoking.

Recently, on television, Lowe was on the successful The West Wing and starred in the failed The Lyon's Den and Dr. Vegas.